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Brenda Song Opened Up About How to Cope When a Loved One Has Cancer
Health

Brenda Song Opened Up About How to Cope When a Loved One Has Cancer

She shared how she dealt with her mother's breast cancer diagnosis.
Sia Opened Up About Dealing With Chronic Pain From a Neurological Disease
Health

Sia Opened Up About Dealing With Chronic Pain From a Neurological Disease

“Pain is demoralizing, and you’re not alone.”
My Grandmother's Language Connected Me to My Culture Even When I Was the Only One Speaking It
Voices

My Grandmother's Language Connected Me to My Culture Even When I Was the Only One Speaking It

"Tamil was my blood, and it became the thing that helped me glue my identity back together."
Maisie Williams Said Playing Arya Stark on "Game of Thrones" Made Her "Ashamed" of Her Body
Mental Health

Maisie Williams Said Playing Arya Stark on "Game of Thrones" Made Her "Ashamed" of Her Body

"I started to become a woman. But Arya was still very much like trying to be disguised as a boy."
I'm a Burn Survivor and I Experienced Bullying — But One of My Biggest Bullies Was Me
Mental Health

I'm a Burn Survivor and I Experienced Bullying — But One of My Biggest Bullies Was Me

America's Got Talent finalist Kechi Okwuchi opens up about how she bullied herself, and eventually overcame it.
Ansel Elgort Wants to "Feel Open to Fall in Love" With People Other than Girlfriend Violetta Komyshan
Relationships

Ansel Elgort Wants to "Feel Open to Fall in Love" With People Other than Girlfriend Violetta Komyshan

"It doesn’t need to be sexual. I could be done sexually with my girlfriend."
I Used to Be a Bully. This Is Why I Stopped
Mental Health

I Used to Be a Bully. This Is Why I Stopped

"It was in an effort to boost my own self worth that I bullied others."
Vaping Is Making People Sick. Here's What You Need to Know
Health

Vaping Is Making People Sick. Here's What You Need to Know

Since experts don't know the exact substance causing the illness, they say no form of vaping is totally safe.
Stanford Students Are Using Virtual Reality to Give Chanel Miller a Voice in the Spot Where She Was Assaulted
Sexual Health + Identity

Stanford Students Are Using Virtual Reality to Give Chanel Miller a Voice in the Spot Where She Was Assaulted

"We’re doing this to raise awareness, to elevate Chanel Miller's voice in the space."
I Was Misgendered by Doctors After Attempting Suicide
Mental Health

I Was Misgendered by Doctors After Attempting Suicide

This is why transgender people deserve better from the people who treat them.
Cardi B Said She Was Sexually Assaulted During a Photo Shoot
Sexual Health + Identity

Cardi B Said She Was Sexually Assaulted During a Photo Shoot

"I told the magazine owner and he just looked at me like...so?"
9 Teens on What They Really Think About Vaping
Health

9 Teens on What They Really Think About Vaping

From safety to how they buy it, young people got real about hitting the Juul.
You Know Chanel Miller as the Stanford Sexual Assault Survivor. Now She Wants You to Know Her Full Story
Sexual Health + Identity

You Know Chanel Miller as the Stanford Sexual Assault Survivor. Now She Wants You to Know Her Full Story

Chanel Miller spoke to Teen Vogue about reclaiming her identity, the power in staying anonymous, and the #MeToo movement.
Slut-Shaming and Lack of Access May Lead More Young People to Get Their Birth Control Online
Sexual Health + Identity

Slut-Shaming and Lack of Access May Lead More Young People to Get Their Birth Control Online

"I don't have to feel slut shamed for asking for birth control."
11 People Explain What Bi+ Visibility Means to Them
Sexual Health + Identity

11 People Explain What Bi+ Visibility Means to Them

"Being visibly bi is an act of education and resistance."
These Witches Shared How They're Celebrating the Autumnal Equinox
Spirituality

These Witches Shared How They're Celebrating the Autumnal Equinox

Mabon starts on September 23.